diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 108a352051be5..bc026372de439 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -188,9 +188,11 @@ void blk_mq_freeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_freeze_queue);
 
-void blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+void __blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q, bool force_atomic)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&q->mq_freeze_lock);
+	if (force_atomic)
+		q->q_usage_counter.data->force_atomic = true;
 	q->mq_freeze_depth--;
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(q->mq_freeze_depth < 0);
 	if (!q->mq_freeze_depth) {
@@ -199,6 +201,11 @@ void blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&q->mq_freeze_lock);
 }
+
+void blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	__blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q, false);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_unfreeze_queue);
 
 /*
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index e2ed2257709ae..6c3c00a8fe19d 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct blk_flush_queue *blk_alloc_flush_queue(int node, int cmd_size,
 void blk_free_flush_queue(struct blk_flush_queue *q);
 
 void blk_freeze_queue(struct request_queue *q);
+void __blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q, bool force_atomic);
 void blk_queue_start_drain(struct request_queue *q);
 
 #define BIO_INLINE_VECS 4
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 1fe816be9bcdb..7a766cc613c76 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@ void del_gendisk(struct gendisk *disk)
 	/*
 	 * Allow using passthrough request again after the queue is torn down.
 	 */
-	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q);
+	blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_INIT_DONE, q);
+	__blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q, true);
 
 	if (!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_HIDDEN)) {
 		sysfs_remove_link(&disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj, "bdi");